Friday, September 30
Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin Concert Hall, 8.00 p.m.
Irski barokni orkestar mladih Giammaria Tesei*, violin 1 Kate O Shea, violin 1 Phoebe Pan, violin 1 Helen Rutledge, violin 2 Kevin Meehan*, violin 2 Selena McCarthy, violin 2 Madeleine McDowell, violin 2 Leila Clarke-Carr, violin 2 Cian MacGarry, viola Lucy Varney, viola Alina Mayer Whitla*, cello Jake Ryan, cello Ellen Bolger*, harpsichord Martina O’Connell, flute Valentine Laporte, flute Eva Crowley, oboe Becky Corcoran, oboe Roisin Hynes McLaughlin, basoon Kath Waters, dancer Steven Player, dancer *= concertino soloist Claire Duff, artistic director
Programme: The Dublin Gaieties The Viceregal Court at Dublin Castle Georg Friedrich Händel from the opera Scipione:
Uvretira
Allegro
Marche
Pietro Castrucci Minuet 1&2
Matthew Dubourg Ballroom Minuet 1&2
The Dublin Concert Johann Sigismund Cousser
Composition de Musique – Ouverture - Suite in A minor
Ouverture
Troisieme Air
Georg Friedrich Händel From Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 437
Sarabande
Johann Sigismund Cousser Composition de Musique - Suite no. 2 in B flat major
Sarabande
The Dublin Theatre Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 violins and cello in D minor, op 3, no. 11, RV 565
Allegro
Adagio e spiccato
Allegro
Largo e spiccato
Allegro
André Campra from opera-ballet L’Europe Galante
Troisième Entrée: L'Espagne
Jean Baptiste Lully incidental music from Bourgeouis Gentilhomme
L’entrée des Scaramouches, trivelins et arlequins – Chaconne des Scaramouches
Francesco Geminiani Concerto grosso no. 12 in d minor, La Follia
About the performer:
The Irish Baroque Orchestra is acclaimed as Ireland’s flagship period music ensemble and delivers historically-informed performances to the highest standards across Ireland and abroad. Under the artistic direction of Peter Whelan, scholarship and musical excellence converge in a unique way through the IBO’s work. This creates an original offering like no other organization on the Irish classical music scene. Through this integration of research and practice the very idea of an orchestra is defined afresh, providing an unusual and enriching experience for today’s audiences. The IBO is committed to developing the scene for historically-informed performance in Ireland, and works with a number of partner organisations across the country to ensure its continued growth for future generations. The Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra gives students the opportunity to work intensively on elements of period style, and IBO’s Apprentice Scheme supports students as they take their first steps into the profession. The Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra is delivered in partnership with the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras and draws together talented young musicians between the ages of 18-25. Under the guidance of its Artistic Director Claire Duff and tutors from the IBO, the IYBO provides an immersive experience in historical performance training, supporting the next generation of professionals.
Internationally renowned baroque violinist Claire Duff is in demand as soloist, chamber musician, leader and director. Her ‘stylish solo violin playing’(Gramophone) has been described as having ‘all the excitement of a high-wire act’(The Irish Times). Claire is leader of the Irish Baroque Orchestra with which she regularly performs as soloist and often as director, to critical acclaim. As leader Claire has worked with Florilegium, I Fagiolini, English Touring Opera, The King’s Consort and Camerata Kilkenny and co-led the Academy of Ancient Music and The English Concert and has toured Europe, Asia and America extensively with these ensembles. In May she led the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dmitri Sinkovsky. Claire has
an extensive discography, including a highly acclaimed CD of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with Monica Huggett and IBO. In 2016 she was elected Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London (ARAM) for her significant contribution to the music profession. Claire is passionate about baroque music and is a fervent exponent of period instrument performance. Claire is teacher of baroque violin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and she is Artistic Director of the Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra. Claire has had many solo works composed for her including pieces by Karen Power, Eoghan Desmond and Sean Doherty. In 2019 Claire performed Jane O’Leary’s Fantasia as part of a Music Network Bach recital tour with the award- winning French harpsichordist Benjamin Alard, and with Diane Hunka she performed Sam Perkins’ The Copy and the Original at the Killaloe Chamber Music Festival.